Lock for motor-vehicles.



C. M. ANDERSEN.

LOCK FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED 00?.

WITNESSES:

A TTOR NE Y.

UN lTlTlfiD S Ar'llES 'TEZSLTENT ()fli liICEo l ,2" l lliii.

' Application filed October l3 llrit hnuun [hut I ('il'nnms M ,\i\ur.n M'IMii-rilizrn ill the l niteil Stntrsyrrshling ul llrnu-r. in the rnunt rol' ileum-r :nnl Hlnlinl' t'nhnuuhr. llit\ r inwnti-il curtain new uinl usrl'ul lniprmrnn'nts in liorks l'or Mir lnr-irhirlrs. ol' \ihh'h (hr fol owing" is n sprrilh'nllun.

.\l i inrrnlinn l'ilullw in illiH'tH l nr hut in;: nniln: \rhnhm In prevent their pprrntlllll hi unnulhoriwil lil'lullli nlul it pii inul irrt ltHllllw in prnihhng' u her n lrnlhul nu lllllllflli oi \rry simple rnnstrnr llllll in menus :rl uhirh the innlrnllin f hail-r nl' thr hrnhr in HllHl |hill ol' llll' uprrutint' nirrhnnisni oi u motor \rhirh. uiuy hr hu-hril :ro'ninst :urti\rsunrrnient.

\Vith the show nhjert in rirw, my inn-ution ronsists of u lmsp hurling menus for its pivotal utturhment to u |i.\'v(l pant of u motor whielm :1 spring which yiehlingly hohls the lump in its normul innpurutiw position, n staph cuiiperutii'e with tllt' liusp :uul Iununtml on n plate for its connection with the vehicle, nml u |ltllll0t7li which is up plied to the stuple to secure the husp in its operative position. The lnisp and the stuple are plum-d nt opposite sides of the slot in the llnor of the which in which the lever whirl] rontrols the hruhe or other opernting pin-t ol the rrhiele mechanism has n reciproruting iuoii-ment 'lhe linsp is normnlly luhl in :m upright position by its spring :uul hon placed (nor the staple nml soenreil hy the puilloelc, its position across the slot in the Hour of the vehicle, obstrnrts the movement of the lever and thereby prevents the oporution oi the brake or other mechanism with which the lever is connected. It will thus be seen that when u'ftezuljust ment of the lever to :1 position in which the propelling meclmnie'm ol the vehicle is inoperative. the lni sp is plnceil in its opersv tire position ltCl'OSS the slot and secured by the pndloclc, it is impossible to put the ve hirlein motion except by the use of it key fitting tllGPiKllOClf. I An embodiment of my-invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in the various views of which like parts are similarly designated, and in which,

Figure l is n fPilgHNllttll'y plan view of a motor vehicle showing my improreil look .in its operiitir'e piisition with relation to an operating lever ut the some, Fig. 2, an en- 1 "i l l i Speclflcntien of Letters Patent I'ittlillttitl No v 14 19 ,ionix Serinl No 55,642.

lllltjtil plun view 01' the loch in us op;e1ntive posit/mu l' lg. I i

I, a vertical section nlolig-tho line 4- m :i.

l'rnnt sun! 5 uiul the (lush l hus n slol I in whirl: n h-w-r 7 whiph eonhols thilnnhr or the propelling nireliuiiisin ill the \ehieh hns rr ipror-nting ninvr nnnti My inipriweil incl: rmnpri-lrs-. n hnsp t? which by menus ol' :1 pixel pin 1' i nt one of its riuls nrticuhitely attached to n holding plate 10. The plute has n plurality of holes ['or the reception of screw s or bolts by which itis secured upon the floor of the our, and the husp has it renrwurrlly projecting foot 12 by which it is supported in an upright position, as shown in Fig. 4 A spring 13 roiled around the pivot pin, engages at its extremities the holding plate 10 and the face of the hnsp S for the purpose of yieldingly maintaining the latter in its inoperative position in which it is supported upon its feet 12. The husp is reinforced by longitudinal [lung-cs l4 and it has at its free curl transverse slot l5 to admit the staple it. The staple is mounted upon a plate 17 provided with apertures for the passage ot screws or bolt by menus of which it is secured upon theiloor of the our in a position relative to the holding plate 10 to permit the stuple to pass through the slot of the husp when the latter is moiell to a horizontal position against the action of its spring. The husp is securegl in its operative position with relation toth'c staple by means of e padlock 18 wliose bow passes through the staple above the has] as shown in Fig. 2. By securing the holding plate of the hnsp and the plate 17 of the staple at opposite sides of the slot 6 in which the lever has its movement the has) when secured ltPOIH'dlB-Sttl ale will extcn in the path of the lever mul thereby obstruct and prevent its 0 )erutive motion.

t W wile the heap may be secured to any convenient part of the vehicle. I preferably fasten it to one of the metallic wide bars 19 of the chassis, as shown in the drawings, and I lltbllt! it understood that while I have shown and described my lock in the best and simplest form at present known to me, variations in the construction and arran ement of its arts required to adapt it or use on vehic les of different constructions, may be resorted to within the spirit of my invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a motor-vehicle, of a. pivoted hesp a foot on said hasp for supporting it in its normal upright position, a spring gieldingly maintaining the hasp in its sai normal position, a sta le fixed for cooperation with the liasp, an a lock to secure the hasp on the staple.

u 2'. A locking device ot motor-vehicles eomprising a plate adapted to be secured upon the floor of a vehicle a ha'sp pivoted on said plate, a foot on said hasp for su v,

porting it in its normal position at rig t angles to the plate, a sprin yieldingly maintaining the lump in its sai normal po sition, a staple cooperative with the hgsp and adapted to be fixed upon the floor of a vehicle and a lock for securing the hasp upon the staple.

3. A loekin device for motor-vehicles comprising a p ate, a hasp pivoted thereon, a foot on the hasp for supporting it in its normal position on the late, a spring ieldingly maintaining the asp in its sai normalposition, a staple cooperative with the hasp, and a lock for securing the hasp upon the staple.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in firesence of two witnesses.

- C ARLES M. ANDERSEN.

Witnesses:

G. J. Romanian-r, L. Rnoaons. 

